Hinge.



No. 687,349. Patented Nov. 26, 191m B. B. TRUNDY.

HINGE.

(Application filed May 18, 1901.)

(No Model.)

NITED STATES PATENT FFIQE.

BENJAMIN B. TRUNDY, OF DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 687,349, dated November 26, 1901.

Application filed May 18, 1901.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN B. TRUNDY,

of Dedham, county of Norfolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Awning-Hinges, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

The present invention relates to an awningframe hinge, the object of the invention being to obtain a hinge for awning-frames and the like which will be strong and durable and at the same time readily taken apart for the removal of the awnings, the supporting member of the hinge itself being usually left in position during the Winter when the awnings are removed. The hinge most commonly used for this purpose comprises a fixed hinge member having a pair of lugs, between which the eye of the awning-rod or movable hinge member is inserted, and a pintle, which is held in position by being threaded in one of the lugs or by a nut threaded upon the pintle itself. Since the hinges are continually ex posed to the weather, the threads nearly always rust and it is difiicult to remove the pintle without breaking the same, and frequently when the awnings are put up an ordinary nail or some other substitute is used for the pintle, the consequence being that the awnings are not properly supported and frequently break down. The breaking of the awning, furthermore, frequently results in the breaking of the window where it is located, so that it is quite essential that the awning should always be firmly supported in order to avoid annoyance and expense. By the construction embodying the present invention these difficulties are obviated, means being provided for securin g the pintle in position without the use of cooperating metallic screw-threads, which almost invari ably rust and cannot be separated without breaking one member or the other.

Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of a hinge embodying theinvention; and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

The fixed hinge member Ct is shown as adapted to be fastened by means of two screws (1. to the wall or frame where the awning is to be put up. The said hinge member is pro- Serial No. 60,848. (No model.)

vided with a seat a for the pintle b, which has a transverse portion 19 adapted to pass through the eye of the awning-arm or'movable hinge member B in the usual way. The said pintle b is shown as provided with two side members 6 and an interlocking portion 11 the former lying parallel to the sides of the support a and the latter passing behind the said support, which is provided with a recess or seat of for the said interlocking portion 19 As herein shown, the lower portion of the hinge member a is curved along its supporting-surface, as shown at a and the hole for the lower screw is somewhat enlarged, so that if the said lower screw is loosened slightly and the upper screw partially removed the pintle b can be slipped into position without completely taking off the support. In putting up or taking down the awnings, therefore, it is necessary only to loosen the upper screw (1. and tip the hinge member far enough to'permit the interlocking portion to pass out, and the parts may be readily replaced whether the awning is being put up or being taken down. The pintle b is further shown as provided with an extension 12 having a screwhole which is adapted to receive a screw b, the said extension being arranged to lie against a portion of the wall where the awning is set up. The said extension greatly strengthens the construction, since it not only holds the pintle firmly in place, but also contributes in holding the hinge member. It may in some cases be desirable to omit the interlocking device b entirely, it being obvious that the extension 19 and screw b will hold the pintle firmly in place.

The pintle may be made of malleable material, so that it may be easily bent in order to lie flat against some portion of the wall or framing adjacent to that upon which the hinge member a is secured.

I claim 1. An awning hinge comprising a hinge member provided with an eye; a hinge member provided with a seat and recess behind said seat; and a pintle adapted to rest in said seat and having a locking projection cooperating with said recess to hold the pintle in place, as set forth.

2. An awning -hinge comprising a hinge member provided with an eye; a pintle; a

hinge member provided with lugs having a seat or support for said pintle and means for connecting said pintle with the portion of the framework to which the hinge is fastened, substantially as described.

3. An awning-hinge comprising a hinge member having a surface adapted to lie against the frame where said member is fastened, said surface being curved at one end; outwardly-projecting lugs provided with a seat for a pintle; a recess behind said lugs in the surface of said hinge member, said hinge member being adapted to be held in position by screws, one at each side of said BENJAMIN B. TRUNDY.

Witnesses:

HENRY J. LIVERMORE, NANCY P. F0121). 

